Abstract: The camera includes two functionally equivalent line and field scanners, one for issuing a light pulse that will be returned by an object point, and identified by a particular line/field scanning position in both scanners; the second scanner being attuned to recognize the returned light in one scanning raster point only for purposes of correlation. The field scan is realized through a deflecting mirror or in a columnal array the line scans are either solid state or fiber optics.

Abstract: Central is a nonstretchable, high strength thread that extends transverse to stretching, either of individual heat recoverable strands or of an embedding layer. The thread is either placed across plural heat recoverable strands, or plural threads are individually wrapped around the strands, or there is a plurality of helices on thermoplastic strings in a heat recoverable embedment, with further transverse high strength threads being interwoven with the helices.

Abstract: An aluminum lining in combination with a sound absorbing object such as a fleece and for protection against thermal load, has a double corrugated contour resulting in pyramids and being perforated in specific locations such as the peaks, along the edges of both.

Abstract: A matrix printer includes a plurality of components, an outer casing and a frame. A flexible ribbon is provided which connects a component with either the frame or casing in order to conduct heat awau from the component; the ribbon is compressed at its point of connection to establish a good heat conductive connection.

Abstract: A two-dimensional mounting structure for an industrial robot or robot manipulator on a carriage with a lifting post and a manipulator connected to the post, the mounting structure includes longitudinal rail carriers, transverse connectors and a movable rail, carriages are connected to the movable rail which runs on the longitudinal carriers, the carriage for the robot runs on the movable rail; the improvement includes essentially similarly constructed end elements, first ones of the end elements connecting the ends of the longitudinal carriers to ends of the transverse connectors, others of the end elements connecting respective two ends of the movable rail to carriage means by means of which the transverse rail carrier runs on the longitudinal carrier; each end element comprises a basic configuration that includes two flat plates and a shaft in the bores with aligned bores, a connecting plate interconnecting the two plates from which they extend in downward direction, for connection to a transverse connector

Abstract: A medical treatment station which includes a medical treatment device such as a lithotripter including a liquid filled rotational ellipsoid as shockwave focussing chamber with a circular periphery and boundary and a liquid filled cushion e.g. bellows for coupling the treatment device to the body of a patient, the station further includes a rest or support for such a patient and structure for moving the treatment device and the rest in relation to each other, is improved by means a of safety device which includes a hollow, fluid-filled, elastic hose disposed along the periphery of the ellipsoid and inside the cushion; a pressure sensing transducer is coupled to the hose for sensing pressure therein including particularly any pressure increase if the periphery of the ellipsoid impacts upon another object such as said rest or support or the patient thereon so that the moving can safely be stopped.

Abstract: A shockwave source and generating device includes a ring shaped or cylindrical wave generator having a central axis for radiating shockwaves in an axial direction or radially towards a parabolic reflector so that any yet unreflected radiation from the generator is intercepted by the reflector and reflected towards a focal point on that axis.

Abstract: A pressure transducer including a rotationally symmetrical pressure sensor made of a ceramic material and having a front face configured as a membrane, further having a housing for and containing the pressure sensor, the housing having a rotationally symmetrical base part and a pot with side walls gripping around the base part, and a sealing ring is interposed between the membrane of the pressure sensor and the base part of the housing, is improved by a glass layer of about 10 .mu.m thickness having been pressure deposited by screen printed for covering at least a portion of the membrane where facing the base part of the housing and being intimately bonded to the sealing ring.

Abstract: A matrix printhead having a plurality of electromagnetic drives arranged in a cluster including a plurality of drive elements further having a plurality of reciprocating print needles, wires or styli, includes additionally a fastening structure for each of these needles, wires or styli to the drive elements in that the drive element has a width dimension which is larger than a diameter or a representative diameter dimension for the print needle, wire or stylus so as to accomodate an opening in the fastening area having said width and having a cross sectional contour which matches at least in parts the contour of the periphery of the needle to be inserted, there may be an extra slot and the needle as inserted is brazed or soldered to a opening. The opening is at an angle of between 40 and 60 degrees to the plane of the armature.

Abstract: A method for making a gas chamber for photometric measuring equipment comprises providing a metal frame with recesses on opposite sides establishing a web and at least one opening in the web and having solder surface areas; providing at least two calcium fluoide panes, said panes each having a rim portion; is improved by providing rim surface portions of the panes about to face the recess-web portion of said metal frame with a plurality of layers, by (i) physical vapor depositing a thin chromium nickel layer, (ii) physical vapor depositing thereon a nickel layer, and (iii) by physical vapor depositing thereon a gold layer; vapor depositing on the web portion around the opening of said recesses a gold layer; providing at least two solder elements of basically ring-shaped configuration respectively to be interposed between the web and the panes, the soldering elements being configured so that between their respective outer contour and walls of the recesses a solder flow space obtains when the solder elements ar

Abstract: A machine tool is received in a structure that is carried along with the tool and has a sleeve extension which will be received in a tapered element with radially spreadibly tongues having end beads which will lodge behind a shoulder in teplate thereby positioning and clamping the tool; the receiver is additionally urged against the template and the tool by a piston cylinder drive.

Abstract: A self-centering chuck includes a plurality of centering and clamping slides disposed for slide movement to or from a common center, drive slides are associated with the centering and clamping slides, the latter having parallel or slightly oblique orientation to the drive slides means so as to slidingly move at least essentially parallel to the slide movement of at least one of the centering and clamping slides, the centering slides and the drive slides have wedge surfaces; a plurality of shift pins extend transversely to the centering and clamping slides and to the drive slides and cooperate with the wedge surfaces to couple the drive slides to the centering and clamping slides to obtain movement to or from the center of all centering slides; the shift pins each movein one direction in relation to the respective centering and clamping slide when the drive slides moves in one direction, and the shift pins move in an opposite direction when the drive slides move in the respective opposite direction, the moveme

Abstract: A centering and clamping device is provided which comprises a plurality of rod elements, a plurality of clamping slides and reversing and non-reversing transmission elements between the rod elements and clamping slides to convert motion of the rod elements into centering and clamping motion of the clamping slides. Each of the rod elements are in engagement with some of the other rod elements whereby movement of one rod element can transmit motion to at least one other rod element. Various arrangements of the rod elements, slides and transmission elements are disclosed to achieve centering and clamping.

Abstract: A liquid filled shock wave generator is coupled to the body of the patient by utilizing of an integral water filled cushion having a membrane which engages skin of the patient for purposes of contactless lithotripsy whereby a second separate cushion is provided not being in contact with the patient being also of flexible construction and mounted on a spring biased table while being loaded with an additional weight and being in fluid conductive relation to the immediate and direct coupling cushion.

Abstract: A lithotripter includes a therapeutic head provided with a source for focusing shockwaves in a focal point on a first axis; an ultrasonic transducer having an axis for imaging an area in a patient in which shockwaves are to be focussed is connected to the therapeutic head for movement in relation to the head in isocentric relation to that focal point such that two axes intersect in that focal point, independently form a variable angular orientation of the axes to each other.

Abstract: An arrangement for the comminution of concrements of various kinds in the body of living being, uses an underwater or submerged arc gap with spark discharge, and an electrical energizing circuitry for that arc gap, a plurality of electrode assemblies from which one is selected to be used in the equipment is connected to the energizing circuit; the electrode assemblies are basically similarly configured and each has an ohmic resistor which is connected directly in series with one of the electrodes, the resistance value for the resistors in the electrode assemblies of the plurality are different, and in each instance much lower than the resistance of the unignited gap, but of comparable magnitude with the resistance of a fully developed plasma channel in the gap following ignition by the energizing circuit.

Abstract: The switch is of universal construction to accomodate different rail patterns, and includes a parallelogram shaped turn over plate having three corners affixed to stationary rails and journalling rollers for a motor driven switch frame which carries a curved and a straight section; the chord of the curved section has an angle of 90.degree. to the displacement direction and the straight section has an angle of 77.5.degree. to the displacement direction.

Abstract: A sensor for selective determination of gases includes an electric capacitor having a gas permeable zeolite layer between 2 and 500 micrometer thick and being composed of a dielectric crystalline structure with a crystal size from 0.1 micrometer to 80 micrometer and having primary pores resulting in an internal surface from 100 to 1500 m.sup.2 /g, the diameter of the pores being between 0.1 and 1.5 nm which corresponds at least in order to magnitude to the kinetic diameter of the molecules of the gas to be detected, so that these molecules penetrate deep into the layer and its pores thereby changing the dielectric constant of the layer.